"Dr. Gross and his office staff are incredibly supportive through all phases of your care from consultation throughout the year follow-up. He sits down and really listens to you and what is important. He gives his professional opinion and will not mislead his patients in outcomes, what to expect or what is safe. He is willing to tell you if there are risk you need to consider based on your health. As a supporter of weight loss surgery patients Dr. Gross makes sure you have all the information to make an informed decision and have the best outcomes you can. He does his cases in either his accredited surgery center or at Verdugo Hills Hospital. The staff and anesthesia are fabulous making sure all your needs are met. I believe his patients are very lucky to have him as their surgeon. See for yourself...look at his website."
"I truly like Dr. Katkhouda. He is a gifted surgeon who prides himself on the success of his pateints. My impression hasn't changed over time. Dr. Katkhouda can be blunt and is very direct. You won't get a deceptive answer from him though. Because of excess weight loss I have been followed continuously for 2.5 years. He truly cares about all of his patients and knows without hesitation those who are being followed for \"special needs\" like myself. Future patients should know that he expects you to do your part to be successful. That includes losing weight before surgery to defat your liver. He doesn't give up on getting you done laproscopically, very rarly does he convert to open surgery. We have a great support group that meets monthly, and we also have online support. There are ongoing dietary support groups and our dietician can be reached by phone or e-mail as needed. The program also continues the dietary meetings for those post 1 year. The risk of surgery was explained straight to me. All of my questions were answered without difficulty. Overall I would again wait for as long as I had to to have Dr. Katkhouda, The best is worth waiting for. Most would say that his surgical competence is the best, I have a great repore with him and find his bedside manner also genuine and caring.rnrnThese are my personal feelings about my care. I can't speak for anyone else."
"All of the departments were very accomodating. You will have a team of doctors if you go with this group since it is a teaching facility. I liked having the "team" come by twice a day. When I wanted to see the dietician, I called the operator myself, they came right away. Overall it was a good experience.
I have since returned to USC University Hospital for my circumfrential body lift and had exceptional care from the admitting staff, to the person taking my food order. The hospital is exceptional...the only complaint was my roommate, but that isn't the hospitals fault."
